That’s why nurses and doctors have joined forces in calling for aged care ratios. The ANMF, the AMA, RACGP and ANZSGM have today published a letter in The Australian newspaper calling on Prime Minister Morrison to legislate minimum staffing ratios that will enable the delivery of the holistic care plans needed to ensure safe and best practice care for all elderly Australians.

I was fortunate to represent the ANMF at the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Triad meetings in Geneva, Switzerland in May this year. The ICN’s theme this year was health is a human right. Every two years ICN hosts a meeting of its member organisations in Geneva in advance of the World Health Assembly.